Marin briefs: Drake's Hunt, Justin's Cremen are MCAL basketball players of the year

Liam Hunt, who helped the Drake High boys basketball team go 14-0 during league before losing in the championship game to Marin Catholic, joined Justin-Siena's Haley Cremen as the boys and girls MCAL players of the year.

MC and Drake dominated the boys first-team selections with MC's Patrick Conroy and Nick Calcaterra and the Pirates' Lucas Chavez and Brandon Kenilvort earning the honors along with Redwood's Joe Compagno.

Claire Renk and Alexis Tye, who helped lead the MC girls to the MCAL championship win over Justin, were named to the first team along with Novato's Janea Early, Redwood's Ariella Rosenthal and Justin's Sadie Irvine.

The College of Marin baseball team got plenty of help from San Mateo's spotty defense, which yielded seven errors, but it wasn't enough as the Mariners fell to San Mateo 10-8 in Kentfield on Thursday.

"It wasn't a pretty game," COM coach Steve Berringer said. "You'd like to think when a team commits seven errors you'd win. We didn't pitch one of our better games. It was whichever team wanted to take it and they did."

The Mariners (8-3) took advantage of four San Mateo errors in the bottom of the sixth inning to plate five runs to take a 7-6 lead. San Mateo (4-7) scored three times in the top of the seventh to regain the lead for good.

Casey Levy-Tulloch (two RBIs) and Alex Boeri (two runs, RBI) both went 2 for 5 and Adam Manzer (run scored) was 2 for 4 to lead COM's 11-hit attack, but the Mariners went through six pitchers who combined to allow a season-high six walks.

COM caps its non-league schedule by hosting Cañada College on Friday at 2 p.m. and open Bay Valley Conference play next Thursday at Solano.

COM softball loses

SANTA ROSA — Despite scoring five runs to tie the game in the seventh inning, the College of Marin softball team (8-5) lost 6-5 to Santa Rosa in 10 innings. After giving up five runs in the first inning, neither team scored until the Mariners' offensive outburst in the seventh.

"We had a rough start," coach Nina Richardson said, "but came back"... fought and scraped. To be able to pull together like that is very impressive."

COM's hitting was "sporadic," Richardson said, but had hits from Gianna Bruschera and Neika Peterson, both of whom were 2 for 4 with an RBI and a walk, and Kayla Shubin and Bridget Pacchetti, who were 1 for 4 and 1 for 5, respectively, each with an RBI and a walk.

Adult volleyball leagues

City of Novato Parks, Recreation and Community Services is offering adult volleyball leagues this spring. Reverse coed A/B level will be on Wednesday evenings and men's A/B level and women's A/B level will be held on Thursday nights. All matches are at Hill Gym. Cost is $510 per team plus $5 for each non-resident. Deadline for registration is March 14. For more information, see www.novato.org/sports.

Ace

San Rafael resident Lisa Hughes aced the 11th hole at Marin Country Club. She used a pitching wedge from 82 yards.